Epson Lq 2180 User Guide

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Chapter 6
Using EPSON Status Monitor 2
About the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Checking Printer Status Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Using the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Using the...

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About the EPSON Status Monitor 2 Utility 
The EPSON Status Monitor 2 utility comes with your printer but 
is available only for use with Microsoft Windows 95/98. It allows 
you to monitor your printer’s status, alerts you when printer 
errors occur, and provides troubleshooting instructions when 
needed.
The EPSON Status Monitor 2 will be installed together with the 
printer driver when the printer software is installed.
Note:
To monitor an LQ-2180 printer on a...

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Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 
Note:
If you installed the EPSON Status Monitor 2 when you installed the 
printer software, you do not need to install again.
To install the Status Monitor, follow these steps:
1. Make sure Windows is running. Insert the printer software 
CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. (For printer software floppy 
disk users, insert the floppy disk in a disk drive.)
2. If a dialog box appears, click 
Quit.
3. Click 
Start, and select 
Run.
4. Type...

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Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 2 
To open the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window shown below, 
double-click the printer-shaped background monitoring icon on 
the taskbar at the bottom of your computer screen. You can also 
open this window from Start. Click Start, point to Programs and 
Epson, then click EPSON Status Monitor 2.
Checking Printer Status Information 
This section describes how to use the Status Monitor to get general 
and detailed printer status...

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Installed Printers list
This list displays information about the EPSON printers 
connected directly to your computer. If you select 
List from the 
View menu, the list displays only the printer names and icons. If 
you select 
Details, the list displays the printer name, status, and 
job count of each printer.
When you install the Status Monitor, it automatically adds to this 
list the names and icons of all the EPSON printers connected to 
your computer. To add or...

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Printer menu
To get detailed information on the status of each printer in the 
Installed Printers list, select a printer from the list, then select from 
the Printer menu options described below.
oPrinter Status Opens the Printer Status window, which 
provides detailed information on the 
selected printer’s status. To use the 
Printer Status window, see page 6-9.
oJob Status Provides information about the jobs 
waiting to print on the selected printer.
oSelect Paper...

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View menu
To control the appearance and content of the EPSON Status 
Monitor 2 window and the Installed Printers list, select from the 
View menu options described below.
oToolbar/Status 
BarShows or hides the toolbar and status 
bar in the EPSON Status Monitor 2 
window.
oLarge Icons/
Small IconsChanges the size of the printer icons in 
the Installed Printers list.
oList Displays only the printer names and 
icons in the Installed Printers list.
oDetails Displays...

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Settings menu
Use the Settings menu options described below to adjust the 
monitoring interval for the printer, add and delete printers from 
the Installed Printers list, or activate the Status Monitor.
oMonitoring 
PreferencesOpens the Monitoring Preferences 
dialog box, where you can adjust the 
monitoring interval and make 
background monitoring settings for 
the selected printer. For more 
information, see “Turning on 
background monitoring” on page 6-11.
oAdd...

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Help menu
Click 
Help in the EPSON Status Monitor 2 window to view online 
help. Click 
About to view the Status Monitor’s version number 
and copyright information.
Using the Printer Status window
You can open the Printer Status window shown below to see 
detailed information on the status of a printer. To open the Printer 
Status window, double-click a printer in the Installed Printers list, 
or select a printer and then choose 
Printer Status from the Printer...

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The Printer Status window contains two menus: Current Status 
and Printer Information. To open the menus, click the tabs at the 
top of the Printer Status window.
Current Status menu
The printer illustration and message boxes on this menu give you 
detailed printer status information. The appearance of the printer 
illustration changes to reflect the current printer status, described 
in the upper message box. If a printer error occurs, the lower 
message box...